Yahweh, for your servant’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
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Yahweh, for your servant’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
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O LORD, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
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O LORD, for Thy servant's sake, and according to Thine own heart, hast Thou wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 17:19 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Isaiah 37:35 ‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’ ”
- Isaiah 49:5-6 Now Yahweh, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, says to bring Jacob again to him, and to gather Israel to him, for I am honorable in Yahweh’s eyes, and my God has become my strength. Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”
- Ephesians 1:9-11 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him. We were also assigned an inheritance in him, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will,
- 2 Samuel 7:21 For your word’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11-12 Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all! In your hand is power and might! It is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all!
- Psalms 111:3 His work is honor and majesty. His righteousness endures forever.
- Psalms 111:6 He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the heritage of the nations.
- Isaiah 42:1 “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- Isaiah 49:3 He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”
- Daniel 9:17 “Now therefore, our God, listen to the prayer of your servant, and to his petitions, and cause your face to shine on your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
- Matthew 11:26 Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.
- Ephesians 3:11 according to the eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Freely and according to the purpose of thy will,…
Freely and according to the purpose of thy will, without any deserving.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain For thy servant’s sake; in 2Sa 7:21, it is,…
For thy servant’s sake; in 2Sa 7:21, it is, for thy word’s sake, i.e. for the sake of thy word and promise made to thy servant; as that phrase, for David’s sake, is oft thus understood, for God’s covenant’s sake made with David.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Servant's sake - In 2 Sam. vii, 21, it…
Servant's sake - In 2 Sam. vii, 21, it is, for thy words sake, for the sake of thy promise made to thy servant.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 19. for thy servant’s sake] 2Sa_7:21, for thy word’s…
19. for thy servant’s sake] 2Sa_7:21, for thy word’s sake, a better reading.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (19) O Lord.—Not in Samuel. Probably belongs to end…
(19) O Lord.—Not in Samuel. Probably belongs to end of last verse.
For thy servant’s sake.—Comp. Psa_132:10; 2Ch_6:42. Samuel has the more original “for thy word’s sake.” (Comp. 1Ch_17:23, and 1Ch_16:15.)
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Heart—i.e., purpose, intent.
In making known all these great things. (greatnesses).—The repetition “greatness . . . greatnesses” is probably a scribe’s error. Samuel has the right text: “Thou hast done all this greatness” (work of power, δύναμις), viz., informing Thy servant of what shall be hereafter. Isaiah makes the miracle of prediction a special difference between the true God and idols (Isa_41:21-29; Isa_45:11; Isa_45:21).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain For thy servant"s sake. The parallel place reads, "For…
For thy servant"s sake. The parallel place reads, "For thy word"s sake." This reading is superior, and well suits the connection, suggesting also whether the first occurrence of the word "servant" in the previous verse might not be similarly explained. The similarity of the characters of the words in the Hebrew would render easy the exchange of the one word for the other.
Vers. 19-24.
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Pleas in prayer.
David was pleading with God, and, in asking him to confirm and establish his word of promise, he made reference to four grounds of appeal. These we may substantially adopt, adding another "all-prevailing plea" which David could not introduce.
I GOD"S LOVE TO US AS INDIVIDUAL SOULS. "Thy servant"s sake" (ver. 19). At other times we read, "For thy servant David"s sake;" i.e. for the love which God bore to this servant and son of his. We may ask God to help us because we know he loves us; because he pities us who fear; (Psa_103:13) because he remembers us in our low estate, and counts our tears, and desires our happiness and well-being.
II HIS OWN DIVINE BENIGNITY AND HONOUR. (Vers. 19, 20, 24.) "According to thine own heart;" that he may act like himself, with the boundless grace and goodness which belong to his Divine nature. "That thy Name may be magnified for ever," etc. (ver. 24); that all nations may know that thou art a faithful God, continuing thy loving-kindnesses, and redeeming thy word to the land that is so peculiarly thine own. We may well plead the nature of God as a very strong reason why he should bless us. If he grant our request "according to his own heart," if he fill our treasury and satisfy our want in accordance with the tenderness of his heart, the strength and bounty of his hand, and to the glory of his Name, we shall be enriched indeed.
III HIS CARE FOR HIS CHURCH. (Vers. 21, 22.) As David prayed God to fulfil all the good pleasure of his will on account of Israel, whom he had redeemed and attached to himself by his special mercies, so may we ask for all great things to be done for us on account of that Church for which the Son of God suffered and died, which he "redeemed with his precious blood.
IV THE DIVINE PROMISE. "The thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant," etc. We have great promises to plead with God, based on his own inviolable word; and there can be no more solid ground on which to build our hope in prayer to God. There is one additional plea with which we are familiar, but which the King of Israel lived far too soon to urge. (see Luk_10:24) We plead with God
V THE NAME AND WORK OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. For the sake of him who loved us and gave himself for us, who lived and died on our behalf, we ask for all those blessings we need; for mercy, for acceptance and sonship, for Divine guidance and protection along the path of life, for the indwelling Spirit, for help and blessing in Christian work, for an abundant entrance into the kingdom of heaven. C.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
David continues to speak to Yahweh.
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your servant's sake
Here David refers to himself as "your servant." This can be stated in first person. AT: "my sake" or "my benefit" (See: First, Second, or Third Person)
to fulfill your own purpose
"to accomplish what you planned to do"
there is none like you, and there is no God besides you
These phrases have similar meaning and are repeated for emphasis. (See: Parallelism)
as we have always heard
Here "we" refers to David and the nation of Israel. (See: Exclusive and Inclusive "We")
what nation on earth ... by great and awesome deeds?
This question expects a negative answer to make the point that there was no other nation like Israel. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "there is no nation on earth ... by great and awesome deeds." (See: Rhetorical Question)
you rescued from Egypt
The implied information is that they were rescued from slavery. AT: "you rescued from slavery in Egypt" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
to make a name for yourself
Here "name" represents Yahweh's reputation. AT: "to make all people know who you are" (See: Metonymy)
You drove out nations
Here "nations" represents the people groups that were living in Canaan. (See: Metonymy)
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reveal
works
nation
earth
Israel
Egypt
name
awe
cast out
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